Wool yarn dispensing bracelet



May 16 3950 H. KELLERMAN 2,508,173

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2,508,173 Woon YARN D'ISPENSINGRA'ELET Hyman Kelle-finali, emnklyn, Nxx. miniemen Vrune 19, 1947, seal 'Nb.'1'7`5`5,'5`79 (o1. nwe i-"1ie) 2 Claims.

rlhis invention relatesto a wool-yar'r'i'dispensing bracelet. y l l vIt is'an object of the :present invention to provide a wool"dispe`nsin`g 'bracelet Vwhich is "of light weight which canbe disposed bnthe"wristof the person doing the knitting and 'which is adapted to carry afball of 'wool yarn Vso that it may be rotated to dispensefthe Ayarn as it 'is 'being used.

`Another 'object f 'the present invention is to provide a wool dispensing bracelet which has a protector means for the yarn to keep the same from getting dirty .at times'when the bracelet is removed from the arm and the same is laid on a table or other surface where thee'rnight be dust or dirt and wherein the partsare of such material thatthey caribe c lewanedvorvwashed at any time -so that the yarn can be disposed on clean Other objects of the present invention'are to provide a wool dispensing bracelet which is of simple construction, inexpensive to manufacture, easy to locate the ball of yarn thereupon and cnvenientitous'e. k I Y I 'According'tothe irivention,"there is provided a `bracelet 'adapted'to'be'fittedontothe arm' bf "the knitter and from which there extends a pin on which a yarn ball is mounted. A stop plate is provided for mounting on the end of the pin ,in a manner to retain the ball of yarn in place and to prevent the same from sliding off the end of the pin. The pin may be hinged to the bracelet element so that the yarn can be readily adjusted to the proper and more comfortable position for the knitter.

Also the bracelet may be provided with divided container parts .adapted to house the ball of yarn whereby to protect the same from becoming dirty when the bracelet is removed from the wrist and rested upon a surface that may have dust or other dirt thereon. When the knitter is to do the knitting, the bracelet is picked up and readily and easily engaged about the wrist. As the parts thereof are made of light weight material, preferably plastic, the knitter will hardly know that the ball of yarn and the bracelet is being carried by the arm. Means may be provided to limit the pivotal movement of the yarn relative to the bracelet which is engaged about the wrist.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawing and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

2 l lis a 'perspectiveviewbf one `form o'f the f invent'ion including a rigid 'bracelet "part rand a Api'n'havrigaball fand socket connection with the bracelet part adapted to receive the arm. ligz 2V is a cross sectional view taken on line "2-52'of Fig. 1.

k Eig. Bisa perspective vie'wof a modified form of the'in'veiition :wherein the part adapted to t frabqapltnewrisjtyis of `diirerenteostruction than 'thatshown in Fig. land'wh'erein the connection ofrthe pin with bthepa'rtis different.

` Eig. 5 isa perspectiveview'bffstill' another'form '"'ntion in 'which container parts 'are The wrist part II is pressed outwardly, as indicated at I4, to provide a socket for receiving a ball formation I5 on a pin I6. With the pin I6 extended through the socket I4, it will be retained against outward movement from the wrist part II and at the same time will be permitted some lateral movement. A ball of yarn I1 will be placed upon the pin I6 and its end extended to a knitting needle I8 held in the hand of the arm I2. With the ball of yarn I1 in place, a stop I9 can be extended over a ball formation 2| on the outer end of the pin I6. This stop I9 is in the form of a plate with a hole therein and this hole is of such size that it can be slightly expanded and fitted over the ball end 2I.

In Figs. 3 and 4, there is provided a ring 22 having separated ends 23 over which may be extended a sleeve 24 when the ring 22 has been disposed or expanded over the' wrist I2. The sleeve is indicated at 24. A separate socket 25 is pivotally connected to the ring 22 and can be adjusted over the same to different positions therealong and over the major portion of the ring but will be reta-ined against displacement from the ring 22 by the ends of the sleeve 24. The socket 25 receives a ball formation on the inner end of a pin 2l. On the outer end of the pin 21 is the removable plate I9. This form of the invention is not as rigid .as the previous form and may be better suited to some knitters.

Referring now particularly to Figs. 5, 6v and '7. a rigid Wrist part 3| is formed with struck out portions 32 adapted to receive a pin 33 for hingedly connecting to the wrist part 3l container parts 34 and 35 and a pin 3B for receiving the ball of yarn and adapted to extend between the parts 34 and 35 to contain the ball of yarn therewithin. The container part 35 will keep the yarn covered and prevent the same from becoming dirty as when the bracelet is laid upon a at surface or the like which may have dust or other accumulated matter thereupon.

The container 34 has hinge formations 31 thereon for receiving the pin 33. This part 34 also has a hole 38 through which the yarn can be extended. At the opposite end of the part 34 removed from its hinge formation 31 is a catch spring 39 adapted to enter a recess 4| in the container part 35 whereby to retain the parts together. When the parts 34 and 35 .are hinged apart, the ball of yarn can be extended over the pointed pin 36. As the parts are brought together, they will surround the ball of yarn and the pin 36.

The part 35 has a hinge formation 42 thereon also adapted to receive the pin 33. The pin 36 has a loop 43. On the container part 35 is a stop member 44 which may limit the amount of pivotal movement of the container parts in one direction upon abutting the wrist part 3|.

As shown in Fig. 4, stop plate 41 may be connected to the rod 21 by a threaded connection, as indicated at 48 (Fig. 4).

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as dened in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A wool dispensing bracelet comprising a wrist part adapted to be fitted about the wrist of the knitter, a pin extending from the wrist part adapted to receive a ball of yarn, and separable ball container parts adapted to fit about the ball and about the pin respectively pivotally connected to the wrist part, one of said container parts having a stop adapted to bear against the wrist part whereby to limit the movement of the container in one direction relative to the wrist part.

2. A Wool dispensing bracelet comprising a wrist part, adapted to be tted about the wrist of the knitter, a pin extending from the wrist part adapted to receive a ball of yarn, separable ball container parts adapted to fit about the ball and about the pin respectively pivotally connected to the wrist part, said Wrist part having projections extending therefrom, said container parts having hinge formations, a pivot pin extending between the projections on the wrist part and through the hinge formations whereby to couple the container parts to the wrist part for pivotal movement relative thereto and relative to each other, said first pin being hinged to the pivot pin and extended into the container for receiving the ball of yarn, and a stop member mounted on one of said container parts for engaging said Wrist part to limit pivotal movement of said container parts in one direction toward said wrist part.

I-IYMAN KELLERMAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

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